# United States Employment: Nondurable Goods

United States Employment: Nondurable Goods was down 0.9% year on year in October 2026, compared with −0.8% in September 2026.
The level stood at 4,753.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.7% (Apr 2020) to 6.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-NONDUR`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (370 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-nondurable-goods

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 4,753.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| September 2026 | 4,759.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| August 2026 | 4,755.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2026 | 4,752.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2026 | 4,756.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2026 | 4,756.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2026 | 4,772.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2026 | 4,774.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2026 | 4,772.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| January 2026 | 4,779.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| December 2025 | 4,783.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2025 | 4,791.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2025 | 4,798.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2025 | 4,798.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| August 2025 | 4,796.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 4,791.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2025 | 4,803.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| May 2025 | 4,806.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 4,809.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 4,812.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| February 2025 | 4,812.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2025 | 4,815.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| December 2024 | 4,818.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| November 2024 | 4,816.0 thousands | −0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-NONDUR"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-NONDUR",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```